Naslov
The potential of healthy diet school in the regulation of arterial hypertension

Autori
Pribić , Sanda ; Gmajnić , Rudika ; Prlić , Lidija ; Cerovečki-Nekić, Venia. ; Tiljak, H.

Izvornik
Periodicum biologorum (0031-5362) 108 (2006); 78-79

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, ostalo

Ključne riječi
arterial hypertension; change; life style; food; excercise

Sažetak
Aim was to determine if and how the change of life style, attitude toward food and excercise, as well as anti stress program could affect the successful regulation of the hypertension. Methods the examines were divided in two groups. The participants of the Healthy diet school who were diagnosed with the hypertension and treated with anti hypertension medication (n=118). The other group was a control group and they were not paticipants of the Healthy diet school (N=118). Joining them in the pairs we compared the following parameters : age, gender, BMI, type of hypertension and therapy duration. Results all examineed were followed for 2 years. In the studied group there were 86% participants who successfully managed hypertension and in the control group there were 72% (p=0.041) The number of incidence hypertension crisis, myocardium infarct and stroke differed significantly: there were 6 cases in the studied group and 18 in the controlled group (p=0.025). The examinees reduced their body weight for 7.6% and BMI for 2.43 kg/m2 and in the control group the body weight was reduced for 4.2% (p=0.031) and BMI was 1.21 kg/m2. Conclusion The Healthy diet school changes the life habits, opinion and behavior successfully, meaning that the hypertension can be well treated not only with medication, but also with positive attitude, changed behavior, healthy diet, excercise and anti stress program. These results should be included in the successful management of the hypertension benefiting doctors and patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

POVEZANOST RADA